This is such a difficult subject to answer generally, as each person has their own skills and as such, hobbies. I'd say it all depends on someone's background as to which hobbies are appropriate for them in the Steampunk universe.

Oops - stepped out of character there

Ahem! <clears throat>

Exploration is my hobby of a lifetime - via the sciences and discoveries I have made (though I have now found that I am sadly not the originator in most of these) ... I recommend the experimentation of new technologies and the creativity of new-fangled devices.

Therefore, I create what I can from what I find. That is my Hobby.

Oh, and slaughtering those Airship Pirate scum, who have made my life hell. I suppose that counts as a "Hobby" too.

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"People call me a "Doctor", but only for my skills. I know nothing of healing the flesh. Metal, steam, and what I discover in the wastelands are the tools and techniques for my creations in the new world." - Dr.B.Goodall, Wasteland Explorer

Plus there was also the performing of music, sewing (especially samplers), and croquet. Baseball would be period (in the second half of the century); and then there was horse racing and "the hunt". Would card games (e.g. whist) count?

Speaking of golf, I once read that it was actually invented by the Dutch and was called Kolff (or something similar) as that was (at that time) Dutch for club; but you'd know more about this that I. BTW Mary Queen of Scots played the game, so there is no truth al all to the supposition that "golf" comes from Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden. Among other things about the only languages spoken there was Galic, Latin (in the church and schools), and French (in Court). Also acronyms did not exist until early in the 20th century

amateur archaeology if one was sufficiently affluent. Plus hunting; anything from deer in Scotland to elephants and tigers in their respective habitats. FYI the country that has the most Tigers is ... the US; all of which are obviously in captivity. It's too bad that they couldn't be turned loose of a few political candidates.